Archive for December 8th, 2014

P.Ariyasinghe On Monday, in a surprise turn of events, Tissa Attanayake, General Secretary of the UNP resigned and joined the UPFA. This is no doubt a big blow to the UNP. A few days ago Maithripala Sirisena General Secretary of the SLFP pledged his support to the Common Opposition and was nominated as the Presidential candidate. Tissa´s resignation […]

Dr.Kamal Wickremesinghe The first week of the opposition’s campaign against the national government of President Rajapaksa has showed that the campaign as well as the ‘alliance of convenience’ behind it is a shambles. There simply is no other description that fits the pathetic state of the hateful campaign initiated by disparate group of desperate individuals […]

Hot News Addressing a gathering soon after handing over nominations for the presidential election at Rajagiriya, President Mahinda Rajapaksa said a short while ago that UNP General Secretary Tissa Attanayake had joined the government. This Mahinda Rajapaksa can get another party’s General Secretary when our General Secretary leaves. Do not underestimate us,” he said. President […]

By Gomin Dayasri A born again Chandrika is phenomenal. Found wanted nowhere and is being sought after everywhere. Maybe, the reason why she is Always late and Never on time [Reply: Don’t hurry to worry?] – her signature tune that is not pleasant to those who have to wait in vain: probably choreographed to provide […]

H. L. D. Mahindapala Maithripala Sirisena’s MOU, marketed as his cure-all plan for the future, is very high on rhetoric and pie-in-the-sky promises and very low and vague on specifics or their ability to deliver the promises. Even a cursory glance will reveal that the MOU has promised castles in the air which will remain there […]

Don Wijewardana (1) Courtesy: The Island With less than a month to go to the polls there seems to be many outstanding issues that either candidate needs to address to convince the 11 million voters that he is the better man for the job. There are of course the diehards on either side who will not […]